[EMEA] Ask an Expert: Live with Paul Barnhurst (The FP&A Guy)

Overview

Fathom surveyed FP&A professionals across the industry to surface exactly where the function is heading in 2026, and Paul Barnhurst — known across the industry as The FP&A Guy, and host of three leading finance podcasts — pairs that data with a year's worth of conversations with practitioners, CFOs, and finance leaders.

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In this series, you'll learn

Separate the FP&A trends with real staying power from the ones that are already fading
Spot what finance leaders are actually prioritizing heading into 2027, straight from this year's survey data
Apply the recurring lessons Paul has pulled from a year of podcast conversations with FP&A practitioners
Benchmark your own team's practices against where the broader function is headed

About your presenters

Paul Barnhurst is a Microsoft MVP and FP&A trainer, consultant, and speaker with over a decade of experience across finance and FP&A roles. He holds an MBA in Finance and a Master's in Information Management, along with the FPAC and FPAP certifications and a recognized Advanced Finance Modeler designation. Known industry-wide as "The FP&A Guy," he hosts three finance podcasts — FP&A Unlocked, Financial Modeler's Corner, and Future Finance — covering FP&A leadership, financial modeling, and AI's impact on the finance function. He shares FP&A insights, tools, and best practices with an audience of over 100,000 followers on LinkedIn.